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Environmental Science
Paper Code:
HCT144G
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
- The course lays emphasis on the microbial biodiversity (soil) & their role in bio remediation & bio absorption of pollutants along with some legal aspects
12.00
Unit I:
Water Pollution: Monitoring and Control
- Sources and characteristics of industrial sewage waste
- Principles and methods of industrial waste treatment
- Treatment of liquid waste: primary, secondary and tertiary (trickling filters and activated sludge, concept of CETP; Common Effluent Treatment Plant).
- Fundamentals of biological treatment
- Criteria for application of aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment
- Monitoring of the efficiency of the biological treatment
12.00
Unit II:
Soil Microbiology
- Soil atmosphere, microbial environment (Biotic and aboitic stresses)
- Soil microorganisms; Bacteria, Actinomycetes, Fungi and algae
- Culture methods for enumeration of bacterial fungi and algae
- Unculturable and culturable bacteria, conventional and molecular methods for studying microbial diversity.
12.00
Unit III:
Dye Industry
- Source and origin of dyes
- Characterization of waste effluents
- Environmental Impact of dye and its intermediates
- Treatment Technologies of dyes
- General ideas of bio-degradation of xenobiotic compounds
12.00
Unit IV:
Bioabsorption of Metals
- Heavy metals
- Microorganisms and metal absorption
- Factors effecting bioabsorption
- Bioreactors and bioabsorption
- Phytoremediation
- Mechanism of bioabsorption and bioaccumulation in specific metals
12.00
Unit V:
Bioremediation
- Bioremediation by microorganisms
- Bioremediation technologies
- Measuring bioremediation in the field
- Legislative approach for waste management
- Hazardous waste management and handling rules 1989
- Municipals waste rules
- Water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 as amended up to 1988 (ESS act)
Essential Readings:
- Clark, D. P., & Pazdernik, N. J. (2009). Biotechnology. Academic Press (Elsevier).
- Csuros, M., & Csuros, C. (1999). Microbial examination of water and wastewater. Lewis Publishers.
- Jadhav, H., & Bhosale, V. M. (1995). Environmental protection and laws. Himalaya Publishing House.
- (Corrected “Himalayan Publication” to “Himalaya Publishing House”, the known publisher.)
- LaGrega, M. D., Buckingham, P. L., & Evans, J. C. (2001). Hazardous waste management. McGraw-Hill.
- Mohapatra, P. K. (2006). Textbook of environmental biotechnology. I. K. International Publishing House.
- Shekhar Thakur, I. (2006). Environmental biotechnology. I. K. International Publishing House.
- Arif. (1996). International environmental laws. Lancers Books.
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